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Front Page: Iran Claims to Test Missile Within Israel's Reach
- Iran announced today that it tested a new surface-to-surface air missile, adding that it is ready to defend itself against an attack. — Reuters
- John McCain will go to Georgia tomorrow to push for Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, who is stuck in a tight race there with a Democratic challenger. Three Senate races, in Georgia, Minnesota, and Alaska, have yet to be called.
Shot Through the Heart! Spy Gives Gun Control a Bad Name
Get this: a gun-control activist, who sat on the board of two anti-violence groups, might have been a spy for the NRA all along! Mary Lou McFate (or Mary Lou Sapone) has worked for gun control for over a decade, but her organizations have just kicked her out so they can start checking her offices for bugs. Using her maiden name "McFare," Mary allegedly posed as a gun-control activist at the behest of the National Rifle Association.
Undercover Tape Shows Meetings With Cheney, Bush For Sale
What's an ex-president without a fancy presidential library? And the good ones don't come cheap — the Clinton Library cost $165 million. So it stands to reason, George W.
Lighten Up: Colbert Gets the Munchies With Pot Lobbyist
Celebrities glamorize them. Marxist rebels tax them. Vending machines sell them.Definition: Lobbyist
A lobbyist is a person paid to petition political representatives on a particular issue. Corporations, labor unions, and other special interests lobby Congress and federal agencies, hoping to secure favorable policies. Lobbyists might not be mentioned in the US Constitution, but those in the persuasion business wield extraordinary power.
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Lighten Up: Better Know a Gay Lobbyist
Stephen Colbert decided to interview the people who have more to do with US laws than Congress — lobbyists. In the first segment of his infinite-part series "Better Know a Lobbyist" Stephen asks a prominent lobbyist for homosexual rights: "So, if I use birth control, you're saying that makes me gay?" Stephen's satire hilariously cuts through many of the arguments against gay marriage.Part II: Interview With Tom Sheridan, Lobbyist to the Stars
Here's the continuation of our interview with Tom Sheridan, the lobbyist who works with Bono on his ONE campaign to end global poverty. Liberty took in a ONE campaign panel with Ben Affleck, Madeleine Albright, and Tom Daschle at the convention yesterday — more details on that event soon! Here's the continuation of our conversation with Tom:
Who else do you work with?
Meet a Celebrity Lobbyist Committed to Star-Powered Activism
Parked in the intersection of politics and pop culture is the celebrity activist. There all kinds of ways celebrities get involved in causes from serving on boards to inspiring laws on Capitol Hill, and Tom Sheridan knows how to harness that fame and make the issue the real star. A lobbyist based in DC, he represents Bono and his work on the ONE campaign against global poverty.
Front Page: Obama Addresses Congress on Health Care, Congressman Tells Obama "You Lie!"
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- President Obama told Congress last night to stop playing games and reform health care. During the speech he was heckled by Rep. Joe Wilson who shouted: "You lie!"
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